The News Service Of Florida

October 19, 2010 | Daily Business Review

The $11.5 billion needed to restore water flow through the Everglades will pay for itself at least four times over, according to a year-long study released Monday by the Everglades Foundation that says the economic benefit could go much higher.

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November 09, 2011 | Daily Business Review

Cities and counties would be barred from enacting transportation or school impact fees until mid-2015 under a measure filed Tuesday by a Jacksonville Republican.

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December 07, 2011 | Daily Business Review

In what is likely to make builders and other trade groups a little nervous, Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday asked the head of the state-backed property insurer why the government-backed company should offer coverage to those who want to build new houses near the beach.

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December 06, 2011 | Daily Business Review

The Florida League of Cities on Monday outlined a list of legislative priorities, urging Senate Community Affairs Committee members to avoid the temptation to restrict the ability of local officials to levy taxes. The cities would also like lawmakers to help deal with costly pension plans that in some cases have become financially unsustainable. Scott Dudley, director of legislative affairs for the association of 410 cities, walked committee members through the group's wish list for the upcoming 2012 session, urging lawmakers to give locals as much flexibility as possible in such fiscally constrained times.

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October 18, 2011 | Daily Business Review

State regulated banks would be prohibited from charging customers monthly fees for debit card use under a measure filed in the state Legislature Monday. The proposal would also prevent consumers from being charged for not using their cards.

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October 26, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Declining property values and recently enacted property tax restrictions combined to push more local governments into potential financial distress, a state audit released earlier this month reveals.

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September 12, 2011 | Daily Business Review

Agency for Workforce Innovation Director Cynthia Lorenzo will be chief operating officer at the new Department of Economic Opportunity, the new agency's executive director Doug Darling announced Monday.

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September 12, 2011 | Daily Business Review

Amid wide-ranging court battles about the issue, a major hotel-industry group Friday prepared for a renewed legislative fight about the amount of taxes online-travel companies should pay.

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September 22, 2011 | Daily Business Review

Florida's new top banking official is asking lawmakers to give him more flexibility to spend agency money as he sees fit under a pilot that would give him fewer hoops to jump through when it comes to regulating banking, securities and other financial services.

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March 31, 2011 | Daily Business Review

For at least two years, Sen. Paula Dockery, R-Lakeland, has tried to make it more difficult for people to take possession of land or homes that they don't own.

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